Heart fat may predict bypass outcomes in diabetics
NCT ID NCT03360981
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 150 people with coronary artery disease who had bypass surgery, comparing those with and without diabetes. Researchers measured the fat around the heart (epicardial fat) and checked how it relates to death and heart problems after surgery. They also tested if a diabetes drug called incretin could improve outcomes in diabetic patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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150 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2017
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * patients aged \>18, \<75, left ventricle ejection fraction (LVEF) \>50%, multivessel coronary disease detected by coronarography, indication to receive a CABG, stable CAD. All diabetics and non diabetics. Exclusion Criteria: * acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, neoplastic disease, chronic diseases that may affect the inflammatory profile both systemic and epicardial (cancer, chronic intestinal inflammation, hepatitis, AIDS); life expectancy \< 6 months, previous CABG and/or other open heart surgery intervention, acute coronary syndrome
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Raffaele Marfella
Naples, Italy, 80128, Italy
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